David LaValle is President of CoinDesk Indices and Data, a portfolio company of Bullish Group, a leading institutional digital asset trading platform. LaValle has over two decades of experience across both traditional financial services and digital assets, with a track record of leadership in executive roles and business expansion.

His expertise spans information services and the exchange-traded product ecosystem, including trading, indexing, data, regulation, distribution, capital markets, and exchanges.

Previously, LaValle served as Senior Managing Director, Global Head of ETFs at Grayscale Investments where he was responsible for leading the strategic development and management of Grayscale’s ETF business. In that role, he spearheaded the company’s efforts to uplist Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (ticker: GBTC) to the NYSE and commence trading of the first crypto ETP in the US, a groundbreaking milestone for the ETF and crypto markets.

Prior to joining Grayscale, LaValle was Chief Executive Officer of VettaFi (formerly Alerian), a global index, data and analytics firm. In that role, he was responsible for all facets of the business including leading the firm’s growth and business transformation strategy.

LaValle’s career also includes senior leadership roles at State Street Global Advisors as US Head of SPDR ETF Capital Markets, and at Nasdaq, where he built and led the Exchange Traded Product Marketplace.

A graduate of Georgetown University (BA), LaValle began his career in trading on the floors of the New York and American Stock Exchanges before moving into senior leadership roles across the financial industry. He served on the board of the Security Traders Association of New York (STANY) and currently sits on the advisory board of the Wall Street Rides FAR charity initiative.

Inkoo Kang is Senior Vice President of ETFs at Grayscale Investments and joined the firm in 2021. Prior to joining Grayscale, Inkooserved as V.P. of Product Development and Institutional Strategy at Direxion Investments, a leading ETF issuer focused on leveraged and inverse ETFs and products delivering unique exposures and structures. During that time, Inkoo was responsible for product strategy, research, and development for the Direxion ETF franchise. Inkoo was also responsible for strategy and engagement with end users as a Product Specialist for Direxion Investments. 

Inkoo has more than 10 years of experience that spans almost every function of an ETF issuer. Prior to his work in Product Development, Inkoo served as a Portfolio Manager for a wide range of ETPs, including leveraged and inverse ETFs and thematic ETFs, and has experience in a wide range of assets, ranging from single stocks and index funds, to index derivatives and commodities futures. Inkoo received his B.S. in Finance from Elon University.

Akshay BD is a Vice President at Solana Foundation, where he focuses on growing adoption of Solana, a high performance network powering internet capital markets, payments, and crypto application. Prior to joining Solana Foundation, Akshay spent five years at Uber as the company’s head of public policy, where he was instrumental in driving Uber’s expansion across India. He is also the founder of the community incubator SuperteamDAO. Akshay is based in Dubai.

Zach Pandl is the Head of Research at Grayscale Investments. Prior to joining Grayscale Zach worked as a macroeconomist and markets strategist at a variety of Wall Street firms, including Goldman Sachs, Nomura Securities, and Lehman Brothers. Zach holds a bachelor’s degree in international economics from the University of St. Thomas and a master’s degree in economics from New York University.

Michael covers digital asset research at Grayscale with a focus on protocol analysis and on-chain market structure, and has contributed to Grayscale's research on Hyperliquid's token fundamentals and platform economics. 

Jake founded the Hyperliquid Policy Center, a Washington, D.C.-based research and advocacy organization working to establish clear regulatory frameworks for decentralized finance and onchain derivatives markets. He previously served as Chief Legal Officer at Variant and Chief Policy Officer at the Blockchain Association.

Matt Murphy is Managing Director and Head of Wealth Management at Grayscale Investments. His responsibilities include managing the firm's key relationships with wirehouses, independent broker-dealers, RIAs, and other advisory practices that distribute Grayscale's investment products. Throughout his career, Matt has focused on deeply understanding partner needs and building collaborative relationships that support long-term growth and shared success. He joined Grayscale in 2024 after 11 years at VanEck, where he served as Director of National Accounts. Earlier in his career, Matt held distribution roles at BlackRock and State Street Global Advisors. He holds a B.A. in Economics and Italian Studies from Tufts University, is a CFA Charterholder, and is a member of the CFA Society of New York.

Kyle DaCruz is Head of Product Development at Grayscale, where he leads the development and launch of the firm's digital asset investment products. He brings more than 15 years of asset management and financial services experience to Grayscale, most recently serving as Director, Digital Assets Product at VanEck, where he oversaw the firm's full digital asset product suite, including ETPs, private funds, and tokenized offerings. He was previously a product professional at Putnam Investments. Kyle graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of New Hampshire.

Will Ogden Moore is a Senior Associate on the Research team at Grayscale Investments where he focuses on the tokenization and AI themes. He previously worked as an investment analyst for The Chernin Group, a consumer venture firm, and has an undergraduate degree in business administration from Georgetown University.

Krista Lynch is a Managing Director and the Head of Trading and Capital Markets at Grayscale, a leading digital asset-focused investment platform responsible for introducing the first publicly-traded Bitcoin fund, the first Ethereum investment fund, and the first SEC-reporting crypto investment funds. Krista curates, maintains, and monitors Grayscale's ecosystem of trading participants, including Authorized Participants, ETF market makers, and digital asset Liquidity Providers, to ensure healthy trading and function. She also manages trading relationships beyond ETF activities, including private placement vehicles and proprietary Grayscale activities. Often connecting crypto-native and mainstream stakeholders, Krista serves as an ambassador at the intersection of digital assets and traditional markets, furthering Grayscale's goal of helping investors navigate the evolving asset class.

Prior to joining Grayscale, Krista was a Vice President at BlackRock, where she managed daily primary market trading for iShares fixed income ETFs. She first became interested in ETFs during her time at Goldman Sachs, where she gained exposure to the mechanics of the product while supporting the credit index business. Krista earned her BSBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Miami.